A MAN has been arrested after a hammer-wielding robber targeted two different couples in central Middlesbrough.

A 34-year-old man, from County Durham, was arrested in connection with two allegations of robbery and has since been bailed pending further inquiries.

The first robbery took place at around 2am last Thursday on Clifton Street, while the second occurred two days later, at approximately 2.30am on Saturday, on Garnet Street. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Constable Jolene Morrison, of Middlesbrough CID, on 01642 303126 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.